Skip Williams is one of the designers of 3rd Edition Dungeons & Dragons. He’s also a regular columnist for Kobold Quarterly. As long as you send in your questions, we’ll keep running the column here for free. But if you don’t ask the kobold, don’t expect a reply! I encountered an odd thing recently. A […]
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Most traps aim to kill or maim, overlooking the importance of capturing victims intact. Fur traders use mantraps to protect their investments, but not many creatures intent on protecting their stronghold do the same. Typical traps and snares used for game must be modified to catch larger and more intelligent humanoid victims because — especially
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Grandmother’s Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada (WKQ News): A rash of murders in this Cree community has folks wondering just what law enforcement plans to do about the problem. While some folks think the tribal elders should turn matters over to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, many believe this tribal matter should remain under the jurisprudence of
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The KQ Forum has been pretty lively lately, and I wanted to promote this particular brainstorm because it’s just a lot of fun. Nothing says D&D more than a dragon’s breath weapon, so here are 100 different ways to tweak that iconic moment. [More…]
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Popular with woodland protectors, intelligent forest-dwelling monsters and guerrilla fighters, the whip trap is easy to set up. While the name may summon ideas of a leather whip striking out at the PCs, it is actually derived from the whip-like action of the shaft released by a trip wire and launching into the victims with
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In ancient days when man was young, Angha soared on desert winds. Blocking out the sun as she passed with feathers like copper fire, she engendered fear and awe in the primitive civilizations of man and quickly became an object of worship. Though never asking for their exaltation, a rare and fleeting sense of obligation
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The man behind the dark elf Drizzt Do’Urden is quite a funnyman. Much more so than his famous character’s grim tales might lead you to believe. As evidence, we offer this audio bit of kobold diplomacy called the “Wubba Wubba Story”, as told by the man himself. [audio:https://koboldpress.com/audio/diplomacy002.mp3] A true classic of gaming humor, give
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Wrath of the River King is heading into final draft form, and heading to the editor soon. I have to say that, like with any new edition of D&D, the learning curve has been interesting; things that look good in theory haven’t always panned out in playtest. But fortunately, a lot of playtesters and patron
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Skip Williams is one of the designers of 3rd Edition Dungeons & Dragons. He’s also a regular columnist for Kobold Quarterly. We ran out of room in the upcoming issue for his Ask the Kobold column, so we’re running those questions here on the site, together with Skip’s insights on game design decisions. Enjoy! QUESTION:
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Ready to host a horror night? Well, invite your friends over, pop in your scariest DVD, turn off the sound, turn on all of the lights, put the baseball game on the radio, and prepare to… thoroughly underwhelm them. Without the proper mood, this tragic fate can befall your horror adventure too. Though disturbing nightmares
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Whitechapel, London, England (WKQ News) For the fourth time in the last two months, a prostitute working in Whitechapel became the victim of gruesome murder. The woman – identified as Maryanne Smithson – was found dead in an alley behind Durwood Street. An anonymous source from the medical examiner’s office tells WKQ News that the
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On what we hope will be a continuing feature, here’s the first of our Friday Funnies. This one comes to us courtesy of Ed Greenwood, who is asked to contribute a game design to his peers in the library sciences… This story is paraphrased (I can’t recall all of her exact words), but true enough,
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If you’ve already read the Dwarven Guide to Airships in the current issue, you know what’s coming: a Web freebie! Yes, we ran out of room in this issue, so a few of the smaller-class airships are presented here, the Drake, the Dragonfly, and the Damselfly. Templeforge Cloud-Drake Tonnage 15 (45 without liftgas) Size 90
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Yes, it seems like just yesterweek I was coming back from GenCon and collapsing in a heap at the Ye Old Kobold Mines. And then just like that, it’s already Fall and here’s the issue to prove it. Where did the quarter go? The issue features two major new elements. The Monster Mayhem section features
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Warning: This review contains spoilers. Book info: Soft cover, 48 pages Publisher: Goodman Games Author: Harley Stroh with Aeryn Rudel Gameplay: D&D 4E, 5 PCs of 1st level Crunch: new evil race, three new monsters, three new magic items Dragora’s Dungeon is a four part, high fantasy adventure full of strange wonders, difficult foes, and
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The blackened mass of dead flesh and charred bone standing before you was human . . . once. The reek of burnt sinew, scorched flesh and smoking hair hangs heavy about the thing’s lank frame, nauseating those who inhale its stench. A patchwork of immolated flesh, the color of greasy tar, hangs over its decaying
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